nard

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

nard
    n 1: an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: {nard},
         {spikenard}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nard \Nard\ (n[aum]rd), n. [AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf.
   Heb. n[^e]rd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.]
   1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) of
      the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental
      perfumery.
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   2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See
      {Spikenard}.
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   3. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Nardus stricta}) of little value,
      found in Europe and Asia.
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